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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1983)
... 4^ ■ a.1' f Warm Springs New 006171 OREGON h is t o r ic a l soci etv U.S. Pottage Balk Rate Permit No. 2 W arn Springs, OR S p ily a y T y m o o VOL 8 NO 18 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 AUGUST 26, 1983 Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend Tribes awarded extended fishing dates by judge A federal judge Wednesday granted the request of four Indian tribes for expanded fishing opportunities early next month on the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam. Fishing for the treaty tribes order by Judge Walter Craig will be from noon, August 31 to noon, September 3 in all of zone 6. Additional fishing dates will be from noon, September 7, to noon, September 10 in the Bonneville pool only and from noon, September 4, to noon, September 16, also in the Bonneville pool only. There is no mesh size restriction. River mouth sanctuaries are closed. The ruling by Craig, a senior U .S. district Judge from A rizon a, overturns more restrictive regulations which had been set for the treaty tribes—the Yakima, Warm Springs, Umatilla and Nez Perce—by the states of Oregon and Washington. Craig, who held a hearing in P ortland on the m atter Wednesday, is assigned to rule on controversies involving the fishing rights of Northwest treaty tribes. The Tribes contended the regulations set by the states were inconsistent with their treaty rights.- In addition to granting the fish in g tim es and areas requested by the tribes, Craig granted the tribes’ request for A FRESH COAT elimination o f the states’ B I A facilities management employee Tom Begay recently gave the o ld administration building a requirement that gill-net mesh fresh coat ofpaint. H oisted to the proper heighth on a fo rk lift platform, Begay easily painted all the be no smaller than eight inches. The ruling will permit tribal hard-to-reach nooks and crannies. fishermen to supplement their Chinook catches with fish from u n en d a n g ered runs o f steelhead trout, coho salmon and immature Chinook called jacks. AUG. HI LOW Under Craig’s ruling, the 77 11 56 12 89 49 -tribes will gain a third day of fishing in the 130-mile stretch 13 95 56 of river between Bonneville and 14 93 65 A lightning-caused fire Along with the 130-man 93 McNary Dams. The three-day 15 65 burned 1,000 acres of grass and crew, it took the bomber 15 93 59 d rop p in g retard en t, tw o brush in the Whiskey Dick area 16 93 52 along the Deschutes River. The helicopters, bull dozers and 17 96 51 blaze was reported at 7 p.m. tanker trucks to contain the 91 54 18 blaze. Damages were minor to Monday August 22. 19 81 58 stands of Pondarosa Pine in the 20 82 58 September 7 is the first day There were 130 men who area. 21 87 48 of school. Parents may begin 89 fought the blaze in the rugged 22 53 registering their children for mountain terrain which was 72 60 23 school August 25 at the Warm A base camp was set up Springs Elementary school contained at 6 p.m. Tuesday. 82 24 46 The crews came from the along the Deschutes River office. 84 25 50 where mop-up crews worked Deschutes, Ochoco and Mount The first school assemblv until Wednesday. Hood National Forests and the will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Bureau of Indian Affairs. Weather Lightning causes 1,000 acre blaze season will begin at noon August 31 and run through noon September 3, rather than September 2 as set by the states. Craig also permitted the tribes to fish in the entire Bonneville pool, extending upstream to The Dalles Dam, during five days next month rather than for six days in two much smaller areas. The states had approved a season from noon September 5 through noon September 9 from the Hood River Bridge downstream to Bonneville Dam, and a two-day season from noon September 9 to noon September 11 in the vicinity of the Spring Creek Hatchery. The whole-pool seasons approved by Craig will be noon September 7 through noon September 10 and noon September 14 through noon September 16. Judge gives immediate ruling The judge, after hearing several hours of testimony and arguments in the Pioneer Courthouse, ruled immediately in favor of the tribes and remarked, “We’ll see how it comes out.” James M. Johnson, an assistant attorney general for the state of Washington, saio O regon and W ashington fishing officials would have to evaluate the ruling and decide within 60 days whether tc appeal. He said the expedited appeal could be sought if the fish runs turned out to be “disastrously low.” Attorney Howard G. Arnett of Bend, representing the Warm Springs Indians, said the effect of the ruling would be to p r o v id e b e tte r f is h in g opportunities but would not result in a substantially higher number of fish for the tribes. He said he was pleased that for the first time in recent years Continued on page 3 School begins September 7 September 7 in the Warm Springs elementary gym. This will be a special assembly celebrating the beginning of the new school year. All parents and community members are invited to attend.
